RevMerle
@revmerle.bsky.social
Pronouns are He/Him. Retired ELCA Lutheran pastor, Sci fi enthusiast, foodie, traveler and now exploring writing.
There might have been another time when a President just casually mentioned we seized an oil tanker... no, come to think of it - I recall NO other President not informing the American people in a formal fashion when military action was taken. "For very good reasons..." is not cutting it.
December 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
There might have been another time when a President just casually mentioned we seized an oil tanker... no, come to think of it - I recall NO other President not informing the American people in a formal fashion when military action was taken. "For very good reasons..." is not cutting it.
Rural America. The Trump Tariffs stand to amount to 44 Billion dollars in lost revenue to you in the way of lost markets, lower prices for your crops, and higher machinery and fertilizer costs. Trump is now promising you with 12 Billion in subsidies. Please learn math before the next election.
December 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Rural America. The Trump Tariffs stand to amount to 44 Billion dollars in lost revenue to you in the way of lost markets, lower prices for your crops, and higher machinery and fertilizer costs. Trump is now promising you with 12 Billion in subsidies. Please learn math before the next election.
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In related news, the claim ‘the Tooth Fairy does not actually take lost baby teeth from under pillows’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that magical beings are secretly thieving teeth in the dead of night…”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
CDC backpedals on vaccines and autism, despite earlier assurances from RFK Jr.
The CDC, under the direction of an unqualified health secretary, is now promoting claims that flunk Logic 101.
www.ms.now
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In related news, the claim ‘the Tooth Fairy does not actually take lost baby teeth from under pillows’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that magical beings are secretly thieving teeth in the dead of night…”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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If you watch nothing else today, this would be enough.
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
If you watch nothing else today, this would be enough.
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The Epstein bill passed by unanimous consent in the Senate.
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Epstein bill passed by unanimous consent in the Senate.
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Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Kudo's to the Nobel Prize Committee for nailing it. The prize is awarded to people who have displayed "courage and integrity." It doesn't matter how many conflicts you claim to have ended. What matters are the motivations for your actions.
October 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Kudo's to the Nobel Prize Committee for nailing it. The prize is awarded to people who have displayed "courage and integrity." It doesn't matter how many conflicts you claim to have ended. What matters are the motivations for your actions.
Remember that comment by Tulsi Gabbard back in May, about considering alternative ways to give Trump his daily intelligence briefing since he didn't read and had no attention span for presentation? Maybe doing it like a Fox new show? Is that what is happening now?
October 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Remember that comment by Tulsi Gabbard back in May, about considering alternative ways to give Trump his daily intelligence briefing since he didn't read and had no attention span for presentation? Maybe doing it like a Fox new show? Is that what is happening now?
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Okay now this is impressive!
Sound on!
Sound on!
September 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Okay now this is impressive!
Sound on!
Sound on!
I once served a congregation whose leadership wanted to mortgage the building in order to advance the "vision" that a pastor had for the congregation. A vocal opposition to mortgaging a building they had already paid for, had their voice dismissed and were locked out of the decision making.
September 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I once served a congregation whose leadership wanted to mortgage the building in order to advance the "vision" that a pastor had for the congregation. A vocal opposition to mortgaging a building they had already paid for, had their voice dismissed and were locked out of the decision making.
So, Target CEO is stepping down. Look at the list of major corporations struggling and you'll see a pattern. If you did away with DEI, consumers decided to shop elsewhere. Turns out if you piss off a diverse population, they will shop where they feel welcome. Who could have predicted that?
August 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
So, Target CEO is stepping down. Look at the list of major corporations struggling and you'll see a pattern. If you did away with DEI, consumers decided to shop elsewhere. Turns out if you piss off a diverse population, they will shop where they feel welcome. Who could have predicted that?
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This would explain a lot.
August 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This would explain a lot.
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you’re telling me the trump administration was lenient toward someone accused of sex crimes against children? crazy
August 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
you’re telling me the trump administration was lenient toward someone accused of sex crimes against children? crazy
Hey Media, I know Alaska and now NATO leaders in Washington to confront Trump are shiny new distractions, but I still want to see the release of the Epstein files.
August 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Hey Media, I know Alaska and now NATO leaders in Washington to confront Trump are shiny new distractions, but I still want to see the release of the Epstein files.
The theme in this administration has been to eliminate anyone and anything that does not fit your desired narrative/illusion. Facts, however, are stubborn things and tend to surface again and again whether you want them to or not. www.npr.org/2025/08/01/n...
Trump calls for firing of senior Labor official after job market weakens in July
Trump called for the firing of the Labor statistics official after data earlier showed employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, while job gains for the previous two months were largely erased.
www.npr.org
August 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The theme in this administration has been to eliminate anyone and anything that does not fit your desired narrative/illusion. Facts, however, are stubborn things and tend to surface again and again whether you want them to or not. www.npr.org/2025/08/01/n...
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Notice how troops were sent to LA for political theater, but none were sent to Texas to help find the missing people who were swept away in the flood?
July 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Notice how troops were sent to LA for political theater, but none were sent to Texas to help find the missing people who were swept away in the flood?
I commend to you the book "Courage and Defiance" by Deborah Hopkinson. It is a compilation of stories from WWII of Danish resistance to Nazi occupation.
Nazi occupation of Denmark was bloodless. The government capitulated to avoid the bloodshed of attack by superior forces.
Nazi occupation of Denmark was bloodless. The government capitulated to avoid the bloodshed of attack by superior forces.
July 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I commend to you the book "Courage and Defiance" by Deborah Hopkinson. It is a compilation of stories from WWII of Danish resistance to Nazi occupation.
Nazi occupation of Denmark was bloodless. The government capitulated to avoid the bloodshed of attack by superior forces.
Nazi occupation of Denmark was bloodless. The government capitulated to avoid the bloodshed of attack by superior forces.
So long as we keep looking after our narrow or individual, or closest constituents issues, we will lose it all. We are called to care for our NEIGHBORS' INTERESTS. Our Neighbor is who WE do right by to protect and empower.
The staredown says it all. @lisamurkowski knows she sold out America.
She could’ve voted NO. She didn’t. That will be her legacy.
She could’ve voted NO. She didn’t. That will be her legacy.
July 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
So long as we keep looking after our narrow or individual, or closest constituents issues, we will lose it all. We are called to care for our NEIGHBORS' INTERESTS. Our Neighbor is who WE do right by to protect and empower.
I just finished reading biographies on Ben Franklin and John Adams. Featured prominently in both are the repeated stories of children (theirs and other FF's) dying from smallpox, whooping cough, measles, etc. I hope RFK and the panel read a little history before they examine vaccine schedules.
June 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I just finished reading biographies on Ben Franklin and John Adams. Featured prominently in both are the repeated stories of children (theirs and other FF's) dying from smallpox, whooping cough, measles, etc. I hope RFK and the panel read a little history before they examine vaccine schedules.
Back in 2003, when "Homeland Security" was proposed by Bush2, I spoke out against it to my congregation. "Does no one remember the talk of "Heimatland" in Nazi Germany??" Now, here we are. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests
This comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
apnews.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Back in 2003, when "Homeland Security" was proposed by Bush2, I spoke out against it to my congregation. "Does no one remember the talk of "Heimatland" in Nazi Germany??" Now, here we are. apnews.com/article/trum...
I just quickly perused coverage of the 250th Anniversary of the Army. The best live feed for review I could find was PBS coverage. I've been on the Mall with 250,000 people for "A Capitol Fourth". We had more people at Mill Creek Park for a "No Kings" Rally than this 45 Million $ fiasco had.
June 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I just quickly perused coverage of the 250th Anniversary of the Army. The best live feed for review I could find was PBS coverage. I've been on the Mall with 250,000 people for "A Capitol Fourth". We had more people at Mill Creek Park for a "No Kings" Rally than this 45 Million $ fiasco had.
Watching all the feeds from around the country on the No Kings attendance is soul filling.
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ALT: a man sitting in front of a computer with the words " can 't stop the signal mal "
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June 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Watching all the feeds from around the country on the No Kings attendance is soul filling.